Hood of motor-cars.



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HOOD OFMOTOB CARS. Ammonia FILED my a, 1912.,

Patented -Sept; 30,' 1913;

'ANTON AUM'U'LLER, 0E MU ICH, GERMANY.

HOOD 0F MOTOR-CABS.

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To all-whom it may mace n:

Be known that I; ANTON AUMt'rLLEn, citizen of Germany, residing atMunich, Bavaria, Germany, have invented certain new and usdfulImprovements in Hoods of MotorCars; and I do hereby declare thefollowing todoe a f ull, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention,such as will enable others skille d in the art to which it ap- 1pertains tomahe and use the same.

This mventrcn. slates to improvements in the -hood df IHOLOI cars orother vehicles consist-in in the particular arrangement and constrt'ictirof the frontand sidewindowswhich may be easily raised and loworedl'andwhereby the management, of the hood of the carriage is renderedsimpleand easy. Especially this new mechanical arrangement rendersunnecessary any buttoning which in sail-cloth-hornis is verytroublesome. 'Besides the uprights which in wholly hooded cars arenecessary, maybe omitted.

It is the object of the invention to provide a slidable carriage. windowwhich in its ele vated position is secured against lateral displacementand which when used with automobiles perinits of a tight engagementloctween the front and the side windows in such away that the customarycomparatively strong corner-posts can be dispensed with. These are theposts at the front of the automobile between which the front windows areguided and into which the vertical front branches of the frame for thetwo lateral sliding windows are guided in the elevated position. Inorder to obtain this result applicant guides each of his sliding windowsin a metal frame having three branches and being opened at the top, saidframe following the movement of the win (low to a certain extent if thewindow is raised, whereat'ter suitable stops revent further movement ofsaid frame and permit the window to he further raised without the frameinto its final elevatedposition. The frame itselt then rests in anintermediate position within the trap of the window and secures thewindow against lateral movement. The branches of this three-branch framehave a lJ-shaped cross section.

In the accompanying drawi represented an apparatus embodying 1einvention.

Figure 1 is a view with partial section illustrating' a motor car withthe new boon;

siiecification of Letters latent.

- Application filed May 6, 1912.

Patented Sept. so, it 913. Serial No. 695,539. i

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section according to the line AB of Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a vertical section through the side-window according to the line CDof Fig. 2.

In Figs. 4 and 5 is represented an arrangement which serves for fixingthe sidewindow. Fig. 4 shows a section according to the line EF of Fig.which is a horizontal section of Fig. i.

The front window a which may be lowered, extends across the entire widthof the car and has on the sides of its frame I) a groove 0. In thesegrooves are arranged the corresponding legs of the frames 2 of theside-windows (Z, when the latter are j raise'd. In the drawing thismetalframe is shown at g ,for the side window and f, is for thefrontwindowi g, f are the vertical a U-shaped cross section and Z and isdesighate the lower horizontal connecting members. The latter howeverneed not have a U-shaped cross section. y The stopping" device forarresting the tra' velof the frame during the elevation. of thewindowsconsists of two suitably bent tongues 2' upon the inner face oftheilower frame Z,'said tongues being upwardly directed and are engagedwhen the window is raised by, the cross-rodm of the door frame, abovethe same.

During the closing action of the sliding window its strengthening framewillparticipate in its movement; until its tongues i engage thecross-rod m. Then the movement of the frame will be stopped and thewindow continues to slide along 1n its guides until it is closed.

Theintermediate position of the strengthening frame is chosen in such amanner. that it is secured against lateral movement within the trap andextending to a sufficient distance out of the same to securely hold thewindow in a raised position against lateral movement.

In order to insure the proper Working 01" the frame during itsparticipation in the movement of the window until it reaches the abovementioned intermediate position, the window is guided within U-shapedvertical branches 6 and f with a slight friction. This can he eil'ectedin different Ways, for instance by slightly inclining the verticalbranches of the frame toward each other at the top so tldit the upperwidth of the strengthening frame is slightly less than the side?'liranehes having I lower, or in order to obtain such a frictionalel'l'eet 'ihe Ushapecl cross section may be somewhat modified to suitthe purpose. Each frame can also suitably be PIOViClBll at its upperbrunch ends with a step tongue 71 directed toward l-he insicle. The sameis free with respect to the front window or.

In order lo (lo away with the front corner or edge post according to thedrawing, the front frame I) of the sliding window is provided upon bothof its sides with lateral grooves a into which the vertical from,hrei'u'hes g oi? the strengthenin lime of the si le window are engagingii the window is aised. In this manner :1 tight connection l'ieliweenthe front and {he si le sliding winrlews is obtained and :1 rattling(luring the motion. of ihe vehicle avoided; it is elem" that the lateralgrooves c in the vertical front branches the frame for the side wind usmay just well be arranged in such e manner that the strengthening frameof the front window engages the grooves.

'l he locking of the side-windows in rloserl or partly opened positionis eil'ected by means 01. the arrangement according to 4- and For thispurpose two yielolii'u:- press plates n are provided which are fixed onlocking trap 0 and. squeeze the window frames (1 in 'lhe slide groove pby means of the aris The locking; of the imp o wl'iieh may he turnedaround l'hehingejoinlsq: endhiiwerecl is effected by means of rockinghells s and the reclcingqihite T. The press plates 1: 02m he pivot-allyarranged on the reeking holts which latter penetrate in the lock-holeslike wedges. Before raising or lowering the window, the trap 0 isopened, lo lock the window the rap 0 must he slu t and locked. The latchrods 8 enter the openings 2 in the manner of e wedge in order to obtainthe most effective clumping of lhe rods m against the Window so that theWindow is securely held in partially or totally opened position. ,ieforethe window changes its position the adjoining trap must he opened.

in order i0 make the WiIlQOW free from the action of the presser plat-e.

The hood of the motor car consists of hows, the joints is of thefront-bow lie deeperihan the joints u of the baek bows. When the hood isfolded together, the front how 'iherefere comes to lie sufiicientlyback- W311i, whereby cleuhlejoints, which had been necessary hitherto,may be omitted.

What claim I A window home for metor'ears or V other vehicles,comprising a, threehmneheiil metal frame of U-shepecl cross section foreach fr 11 and side window, open at the top and adapted to partiallyparticipate in the movement of the WlilClOWS, and provided withv luieralgrooves, eeeh, adapted to secure the metal frame of the adjoining front-01' side window, means upon the inner faces of the lower frames forarresting the upward nwvel'nei'it iii a predetermined. point, andEIiQdDs at, the upper end of each frame for increasing the frictionalengagement between the frame and the Wells of said groove, substantiallyas described.

2. A. window holder fonmotor cars or other vehicles, comprising athree-branched met-a1 frame oflJ-shepecl cross section for each fromanclside Window, open at the top anal adapted to partiell. partieipaie inthemoyemeni; of the Winc ows, and provided with lateral grooves, eachadapted to secure the metal frame of iihe mljoining front or sidewindow, stop tongues upon the inner fuoes of the lower fro mes forarresting the u pwnrd movement at a predetermined point, and an inwardlydirected stop tongue at the upper end of eeeh frame, substantially asdescribed.

in testimony whereof I hereunto ailix my signature in the presence oftwo itnesses."

' ANTON AUMULLER.

Witnesses A. V. \V. Cori 5R, RICE-YARD LEMY.

